Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 177 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
273,976
World Rank
92
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Education / Education (Other, All)
Formación doctoral | Redacción científico-académica | Investigación científica estudiantil | Pedagogí
Formación doctoral | Redacción científico-académica | Investigación científica estudiantil | Pedagogí
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Total3,908
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Last 6 Years1,549
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Last 6 Years / Total0.396
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
350,286
World Rank
144
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Business & Management / Business Administration
Economía | Empresa | Recursos Humanos | Turismo. Miembro del Grupo Investigacion Empresa Universidad
Economía | Empresa | Recursos Humanos | Turismo. Miembro del Grupo Investigacion Empresa Universidad
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Total2,916
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Last 6 Years2,241
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Last 6 Years / Total0.769
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
376,165
World Rank
160
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total2,666
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Last 6 Years1,500
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Last 6 Years / Total0.563
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
429,294
World Rank
205
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Desarrollo económico | economía y empresa | contabilidad y costos | emprendimiento
Desarrollo económico | economía y empresa | contabilidad y costos | emprendimiento
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Total2,235
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Last 6 Years1,978
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Last 6 Years / Total0.885
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
431,858
World Rank
207
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Eficiencia y productividad | desarrollo local | emprendimiento | economía y empres
Eficiencia y productividad | desarrollo local | emprendimiento | economía y empres
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Total2,217
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Last 6 Years1,909
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Last 6 Years / Total0.861
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
531,273
World Rank
282
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Fog Computing and Cloud Computing | Data Centers Energy Efficient | Industry 4.0 | IoMT | AI and V
Fog Computing and Cloud Computing | Data Centers Energy Efficient | Industry 4.0 | IoMT | AI and V
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Total1,641
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Last 6 Years1,060
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Last 6 Years / Total0.646
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
593,112
World Rank
370
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total1,373
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Last 6 Years788
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Last 6 Years / Total0.574
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
617,082
World Rank
392
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total1,283
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Last 6 Years910
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Last 6 Years / Total0.709
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
651,530
World Rank
432
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total1,166
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Last 6 Years540
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Last 6 Years / Total0.463
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
675,012
World Rank
471
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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Total1,092
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Last 6 Years552
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Last 6 Years / Total0.505
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
690,915
World Rank
490
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Business & Management / Communications and Media Studies
Media Arts Literacy & Alphabetization | Educational Arts | Digital Media Culture & Literacy | Interactive & Transmedia Narrative
Media Arts Literacy & Alphabetization | Educational Arts | Digital Media Culture & Literacy | Interactive & Transmedia Narrative
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Total1,045
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Last 6 Years697
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Last 6 Years / Total0.667
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
751,903
World Rank
592
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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Total882
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Last 6 Years761
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Last 6 Years / Total0.863
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
760,261
World Rank
603
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Education / Education (Other, All)
Programation Languages | Mobile Learning | Personal Learning Environment
Programation Languages | Mobile Learning | Personal Learning Environment
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Total862
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Last 6 Years420
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Last 6 Years / Total0.487
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
780,519
World Rank
637
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence | Computer Vision | Deep Learning | Multispectral Imagin
Artificial Intelligence | Computer Vision | Deep Learning | Multispectral Imagin
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Total813
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Last 6 Years792
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Last 6 Years / Total0.974
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
870,859
World Rank
804
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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Total628
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Last 6 Years359
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Last 6 Years / Total0.572
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
883,946
World Rank
827
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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Total605
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Last 6 Years391
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Last 6 Years / Total0.646
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
960,251
World Rank
954
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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Total499
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Last 6 Years457
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Last 6 Years / Total0.916
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
948,625
World Rank
931
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Engineering & Technology / Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Diseño de plantas | Operaciones Unitarias | Ambiente | confort térmic
Diseño de plantas | Operaciones Unitarias | Ambiente | confort térmic
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Total513
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Last 6 Years438
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Last 6 Years / Total0.854
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
957,018
World Rank
952
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Composite materials | Natural fibres | Strengthening of structure
Composite materials | Natural fibres | Strengthening of structure
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Total503
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Last 6 Years334
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Last 6 Years / Total0.664
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
991,110
World Rank
1,016
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
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Total464
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Last 6 Years264
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Last 6 Years / Total0.569
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,004,419
World Rank
1,047
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total449
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Last 6 Years389
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Last 6 Years / Total0.866
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,010,110
World Rank
1,056
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Descentralización fiscal | Fiscal Federalism | Gasto Público | Derecho Públic
Descentralización fiscal | Fiscal Federalism | Gasto Público | Derecho Públic
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Total443
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Last 6 Years333
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Last 6 Years / Total0.752
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,048,659
World Rank
1,129
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Medical and Health Sciences / Biochemistry
Productos naturales | actividad biológica | microbiología | bioquímic
Productos naturales | actividad biológica | microbiología | bioquímic
Citation Metrics
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Total404
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Last 6 Years265
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Last 6 Years / Total0.656
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,066,232
World Rank
1,160
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total387
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Last 6 Years334
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Last 6 Years / Total0.863
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,064,334
World Rank
1,154
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Others
En el ámbito de investigación en la Formulación y ejecución de Proyectos de Investigación formativa y generativa | así tam
En el ámbito de investigación en la Formulación y ejecución de Proyectos de Investigación formativa y generativa | así tam
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Total389
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Last 6 Years281
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Last 6 Years / Total0.722
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